Reversible ironing board cover



March 15, 1949. I GALBRAITH 2,464,570

REVERSIBLE IRONING B OARD COVER Filed Jan. 26, 1946 mmk INVENTOR. FRED GALBRAITH Patented Mar. 15, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE REVERSIBLE IRONING BOARD COVER Fred Galbraith, New York, N. Y.

Application January 26, 1946, Serial No. 643,649

' (o1. ss 140) 4 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in reversible ironing board covers with hoods.

It is proposed to characterize the new and improved covers with hoods by the fact that they include cloth casings for covering the ironing boards and which are associated with means by which the casings may be securely mounted on the boards. A cloth hood is proposed for each casing atone end of the casing for said ironing board to engage into. It is proposed that the cloth hoods be attached along their edge portions to the adjacent edge portions of said casings.

The invention contemplates constructing said casings of double layer material to provide pockets in which pads may be mounted.

A further object proposes a novel means for releasably attaching the hood to the casing so that the hood may be extended along either side of the casing in a manner to permit the casing and hood to be interchanged to expose the clean sides thereof when sides being used become dirty.

Another object of the invention is the construction of an article as mentioned which is simple and durable and which may be manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a reversible ironing board cover with hood constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is partial plan view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged partial vertical sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the parts per se forming one of the clips.

Fig. 5 is a partial longitudinal sectional view through one of the clips showing the cover in position on an ironing board.

The new and improved reversible ironing board cover with hood, in accordance with the present invention, includes a cloth casing l5 for covering an ironing board 26. The cloth casing I5 is formed from layers of cloth l6 which are secured together along their edges by a binding strip This binding strip I! is of U-shape and has its edge portions engaging above and below the edge portions of the sheets l6. At one end of the casing l5, the binding I! terminates at the points 8. A cord I9 is laced through the binding H for the purpose of tying the casing l5 upon the ironing board 26. Between the ends l8 of the binding I! there is an opening 2|], see Fig. l, and a pad 24 of resilient material, such as, felt or fiber, is adapted to be engaged between the faces of the layers It through the opening 29. As shown in Fig. 5, when the cover is mounted in position on the ironing board 26 the pad is disposed on top of the board providing a soft surface on which to iron.

A cloth hood 40 is disposed upon one end of the casing l5 and cooperates with the adjacent layer of cloth IS in forming a pocket into which the end of the ironing board 26 may engage. Releasable means is provided for attaching the edge portion of the hood 40- to the adjacent edge portions of the case Hi.

The hood 46 is provided with a plurality of eyelets 4| along its edge portions. These eyelets 4| are spaced from each other. The edge portion of the casing I5 is provided with a plurality of clips 42 to engage the eyelets 4|. Each clip 42 is composed of a top section 43 and a bottom section 44. The inner ends of these sections have lug portions 45 and 46, respectively, through which holding eyelets 41 pass. These eyelets 41 are mounted through the edge portion of the casing I'5. The outer ends of the sections 43 and 44 overlap. These outer ends are flexible so that they may be separated so that the eyelets 4| may be slipped off the clips 42.

The hood 40 is illustrated against one of the faces of the casing I5. It may be mounted adjacent the other face first disengaging the eyelets 4| from the clips 42, then shifting the hood 4|) to the other face and re-engaging the eyelets 4| with the clips 42 which completely secure the hood once attached. It is merely necessary to flex apart the overlapping outer ends of the sections 43 and 44 to engage the eyelets 4| in position.

In Fig. 5 an edge portion of the casing I5, with one of the clips 42 is shown mounted in position on an ironing board 26, with the edge portion of the casing bent under the board 26 to position the clip 42 beneath the board where it will be out of the Way. The other clips were omitted from Fig. 5 for clearness of illustration, but it will be apparent that they will be similarly disposed beneath the board.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A reversible ironing board cover with hood, comprising a cloth casing for covering an ironing board, means for mounting said casing on said board, and a cloth hood on one end of said casing for said ironing board to engage into and attached along its edge portions to the adjacent edge portion of said casing, clips mounted across the top and bottom faces of said casing along its edges and having overlapping flexible side sections, and said hood being provided with eyelets engaging upon said clips.

2. A reversible ironing board cover, comprising a cloth casing for covering an ironing board, a cloth hood positioned on one end of said casing and cooperating with said casing to form a pocket for receiving one end of an ironing board, and clips mounted on the edge portion of the end of said casing engaged by said hood and releasably engaging said hood for releasably attaching said hood to said casing, each of said clips, comprising opposed. U-shaped' portions extending above and below said casing; and lugs extending laterally from the free. ends of adjacent arms of said U-shaped portions and attached to the top and bottom faces of said casing, said U- shaped portions having the free ends of their other arms overlapped" and being separable to be engageable with said hood.

3'. A reversible ironing board cover, comprising a cloth casing for: covering an ironing board, a cloth hood positioned on one end of said casing and cooperating with said casing to form a pocket for receiving one end of an ironing board, and clips mounted on the edge portion of the end of said casing engaged by said hood and releasably engaging said hood for-releasably' attaching said hood to said casing, each of said clips, comprising opposed U-shaped portions extending above and below said casing, andlugs extending laterallyfrom the free ends of adjacent arms of said u-shaped portions and attached tothe top and bottom faces of said casing, said U-shaped portions having the free ends of their other arms overlapped and being separable to be engageable with said hood, and eyelets mounted on the edge portion of said hood for receiving the free end-s of either of the overlapped arms of said lJ-shaped portion of said clips when said overlapped ends are separated.

4. A reversible ironing board cover, comprising a cloth casing for covering an ironing board, a cloth hood positioned on one end of said casing and cooperating with said casing to form a pocket for receiving one end of an ironing board, and clips mounted on the edge portion of the end of said casing engaged by said hood and'releasably engaging said hood for releasably attaching said hood to said casing, each of said clips, comprising opposed U-shaped portions extending above and below Said casing, and lugs extending laterally from the free ends of adjacent arms of said u-shaped portions and attached to the top and bottom faces. of said casing; sai-d: U.-shaped portions having the free ends of their other arms" overlapped and being separable to be engageable with said hood, saidlugs-beingformed with opening-s, and eyelets engaged through theopenings of said lugs and the edge portionof said casing securing said lugs to. said casing.

FRED GALBRAITH;

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